Lowe, Meadows HRs highlight Rays' 14-7 rout of Royals
Brandon Lowe, Austin Meadows and Mike Zunino homered and the Tampa Bay Rays pounded out 17 hits in a 14-7 rout of the Kansas City RoyalsAPRIL 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Not starting Monday Meadows isn't in the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Impact Meadows had gone 0-for-10 with four walks, two runs and seven strikeouts across the last three games. Randy Arozarena will shift to left field Monday while Manuel Margot takes over in right field.
APRIL 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Getting on at career-best clip Meadows entered Saturday's game against the Yankees sporting a career-best .381 on-base percentage across his first 63 plate appearances.
Impact The stellar figure is accompanied by a positively pedestrian .220 average, and as that contrast implies, walks have served as the primary vehicle for Meadows' constant presence on the bases thus far. The outfielder drew a season-high three free passes in Friday night's series-opening win over the Yankees and has failed to reach safely in only two of 14 games going into Saturday.
APRIL 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Rays dominate Yankees 8-2 in matchup of AL East strugglers
Brandon Lowe hit a two-run double in the first inning off opener Nick Nelson, and the AL champion Tampa Bay Rays kept up their domination of the Yankees with an 8-2 win that set of...APRIL 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Garcia's 2-run homer in 10th lifts Rangers over Rays 6-4
Adolis Garcia’s first major league homer, a two-run shot in the 10th inning, gave the Texas Rangers a 6-4 victory over the Tampa Bay RaysAPRIL 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
On base thrice in win Meadows went 1-for-2 with a double and two walks in a win over the Rangers on Monday.
Impact Filling in at designated hitter for the third time this season, Meadows reached safely for the sixth straight game while lacing his sixth extra-base hit. The 25-year-old has shown solid contact ability to open the season, as he boasts a 42.3 percent hard-hit rate, .433 wOBA and .343 ISO across his first 44 plate appearances.
APRIL 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Odor snaps late tie with 1st hit as Yankee, NY tops Rays 8-4
Rougned Odor snapped a 10th-inning tie with his first hit as a Yankee, Gio Urshela homered and drove in three runs, and New York rallied Sunday to avoid a weekend sweep with an 8-4...APRIL 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Swats third homer Meadows went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Yankees.
Impact He got things rolling for the Rays by taking Domingo German deep in the first inning. Meadows appears to have put a down 2020 behind him, going yard three times in eight games already after managing only four homers in 36 games last year.
APRIL 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Meadows, Arozarena homer, AL champ Rays beat Yankees 4-0
Austin Meadows and Randy Arozarena homered off Domingo Germán, helping the Tampa Bay Rays extend their mastery over the New York Yankees with a 4-0 victoryAPRIL 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Collects three hits in win Meadows went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk and two runs scored in Friday's 10-5 win against the Yankees.
Impact Meadows was just 1-for-11 over his last three games but was able to boost his season batting average to .269 with his first multi-hit effort of the year. He scored during the third and fourth innings after a walk and a single.
APRIL 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Hill sharp, Kluber roughed up as Rays beat Yankees 10-5
Rich Hill pitched six strong innings, Austin Meadows led a hit parade against Corey Kluber and New York’s bullpen, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Yankees 10-5 to snap a four-game...APRIL 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Out of Tuesday's lineup Meadows is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Red Sox, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
Impact He went 3-for-16 with two home runs, six strikeouts and two walks through his first four games. Brandon Lowe moves to left field while Mike Brosseau gets the start at second base with southpaw Martin Perez on the hill for Boston.
APRIL 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Goes yard again Friday Meadows went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 5-4 win over the Marlins.
Impact The 25-year-old broke open a scoreless tie in the sixth inning by launching a Richard Bleier pitch off the facing of the second deck in right field. Meadows is quickly putting his rough 2020 campaign behind him, going yard in consecutive games to begin the new season as he looks to return to the offensive heights he reached in 2019.
APRIL 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Wendle's 3-run HR in 9th rallies Rays over Marlins 6-4
Joey Wendle’s three-run homer in the top of the ninth rallied the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-4 victory over the Miami MarlinsAPRIL 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Meadows’ homer in 8th lifts Rays over Marlins 1-0 Austin Meadows’ home run with two outs in the eighth inning was all the Tampa Bay Rays needed, and the reigning AL champions started their s...
APRIL 1, 2021 • WASHINGTONTIMES.COM
Homers in win Meadows went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Thursday's Opening Day win over the Marlins.
Impact Meadows accounted for the first and only score of the game with a solo home run off Yimi Garcia in the eighth inning. Following a late debut to the 2020 season due to a positive COVID test, the 25-year-old outfielder struggled to piece together a respectable campaign. During the 2019 season, Meadows cranked out 33 home runs, a mark he will hope to eclipse this year.
APRIL 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Meadows' homer in 8th lifts Rays over Marlins 1-0
Austin Meadows’ home run with two outs in the eighth inning was all the Tampa Bay Rays needed, as the reigning AL champions started their season with a 1-0 win over the Miami Marli...APRIL 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chisox star Jiménez out 5-6 months, Rays' Anderson ailing
A week before opening day, the Chicago White Sox found out slugger Eloy Jiménez will be closed down for most of the seasonMARCH 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Padres star Tatis feels better, expected back in lineup soon
Fernando Tatis Jr. is feeling a lot better, a huge relief to the star San Diego shortstop, his team and his many fansMARCH 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Astros LHP Framber Valdez gets positive update on injury
The Houston Astros received a positive update on left-hander Framber Valdez on the same day Forrest Whitley had season-ending surgery on his right elbowMARCH 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Notes: Meadows turns on one; Boldt shines Batting with two outs and a man on second in the third inning Wednesday afternoon, Austin Meadows got ahead in the count against Pirates sta...
MARCH 17, 2021 • MLB.COM
Rays’ Austin Meadows feeling, and looking, better Rays Notes | A fourth spring homer, and one on an inside 97-mph fastball, is a good sign.
MARCH 17, 2021 • TAMPABAY.COM
Stock watch: Austin Meadows up, Cavan Biggio down and more fantasy baseball market movers Michael Beller highlights the players that have seen their fantasy baseball draft price fluctuate noticeably in the past week.
MARCH 8, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Up to three spring homers Meadows slugged his third home run of Grapefruit League action, a solo shot, in Sunday's loss to the Twins.
Impact Meadows' quest to put a nightmarish 2020 season behind him is off to an excellent start, with Sunday's round tripper his third in four games. The 25-year-old also has five RBI and four runs as part of a 4-for-8 tally at the plate this spring.
MARCH 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Indians minus Ramírez, Reyes after they break virus protocol
The Cleveland Indians have broken COVID-19 protocols for the third time in less than a year, this time costing them third baseman José Ramírez and slugger Franmil ReyesMARCH 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
